Overview

• The Legislative Redistricting Committee voted to favorably recommend Map C for Utah’s new U.S. House districts.
• The vote broke largely along party lines, with eight Republicans supporting the map and Democrats Sen. Luz Escamilla and Rep. Doug Owens opposing it.
• The Utah GOP urged supporters last week to endorse Option C in public comments, prompting objections from advocacy groups that said partisanship entered the process.
• Proposition 4 barred use of partisan data and required prioritized standards such as equal population, minimizing county and city splits, compactness, and contiguity.
• If the Legislature adopts Map C and Gov. Spencer Cox signs it, the plan will be submitted to Judge Dianna Gibson for approval, and plaintiffs plan to offer an alternative if it is rejected.